Obituaries from April 2010

Death Notice - Evelyn L. Coles Gronau(04/26/10)Evelyn L. Coles Gronau, 74, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at her home.
At her request, no formal services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Jean Walter(04/19/10)Jean Gloria Walter, 86, of Indian Cove, passed away on April 16, 2010, at a Glenns Ferry care center. At her request, no formal services will be held. A gathering will be held at a later date to laugh, sing, eat and drink and remember Bucky, Gloria and Tom. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Karin Hamann(04/19/10)Karin J. Hamann, 48, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010, at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, at Adrian's Club...

Jason Leigh(04/19/10)Tech Sergeant Jason Wayne Vernon Leigh, 32, of Mountain Home, died in a traffic accident on April 10, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 15, at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Burial with military honors was held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Arrangements were by Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

James Hallissey(04/19/10)James T. Hallissey, 93, of Mountain Home, passed away on April 16, 2010, at a local care center. He was surrounded by family and friends. A Vigil Mass will be held on April 20, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mountain Home. A Rosary Vigil will be held in Boise at 6:30 p.m., April 20, at Sacred Heart Church. ...

Lauren Kencke(04/19/10)Lauren Frank Kencke, 47, of Boise, passed away on April 12, 2010, after a short, but courageous, battle with cancer. Lauren was born in 1963 at the Elmore Memorial Hospital, to Gerald (Jerry) and Naomi (Whitney) Kencke. Lauren was raised in Mountain Home with his two older siblings, Klea and Danny, and amongst numerous relatives, including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins...

Monsignor James T. Hallissey(04/16/10)Monsignor James T. Hallissey, 93, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010, at a local care center.
Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Mark Martinez(04/16/10)In loving memory of Mark Anthony Martinez August 22, 1952-April 14, 2010 God looked around His garden and found He an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth and saw your tired face. He put His arm around you And lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful,...

Betty Wise(04/15/10)Betty Margaret Winters Pearce Wise, a long-time Glenns Ferry resident, passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Betty was born Oct. 20, 1928, in Gooding, Idaho, to Jesse and Blanche Winters. She spent her early childhood in King Hill, Idaho, and then moved to Glenns Ferry...

Death Notice - Lauren Kencke(04/13/10)Lauren F. Kencke, 47, of Boise, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010, at a Boise hospital.
Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Death Notice - TSgt. Jason Leigh(04/12/10)TSgt. Jason Leigh, 32, of Mountain Home Air Force Base, died on April 10, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Services are being planned through Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, with burial at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.

Ethel Holt(04/12/10)Ethel Marie Holt, 83, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away in Boise on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at a care center. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Friday, April 16, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Marie was born on Jan. 3, 1927, in Tulsa, Okla., to Augusta and Ben Money...

Rhonda Portlock(04/12/10)Rhonda Lou Portlock, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at a Boise care center. No formal services are planned. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Rhonda resided in Idaho for most of her adult life. She loved to camp and fish, always welcoming anyone to join her...

Otto M. McLing, Jr.(04/12/10)Otto "Mac" M. McLing, Jr., 66, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010, at his home following an illness.
At his request, no formal services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Don Davis(04/08/10)Don Davis, age 87, a man of the greatest generation known, rode off to greener pastures on April 2, 2010. Born of pioneer stock, Don was a true patriot, buckaroo, hero and friend to everyone who knew him. Don was born December 10, 1922 in Canyonville, Oregon to Perle and Hilda Davis. ...

Death Notice - Rhonda Portlock(04/06/10)Rhonda Portlock, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at a Boise care center.
Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Linda Dutton(04/05/10)Linda Dutton passed away surrounded by family and friends March 25, 2010 of throat cancer. She was dearly loved and will be missed by many. Linda was born in Nampa, Idaho, to parents Vina and James Lowe, on Aug. 31, 1941. She grew up in Idaho and graduated from Mountain Home High School...

Gerry Frachiseur(04/02/10)Geraldine "Gerry" Frachiseur, 66, passed away in the early hours of March 30, 2010, at Elmore Medical Center. Gerry was born on Nov. 8, 1943, the only daughter of Paul and Ella Beach of Buhl. She met her beloved husband, E.R. Frachiseur, in Buhl. They were married in 1972 and moved to Mountain Home in 1975...